Coffee dregs for slugs

Rob_h · Post by **Rob_h** » 06 Apr 2008, 12:18

I saw on TV the other night that real coffee - after being used in a cafetiere is one good organic way of keeping slugs at bay. Any other good organic methods people use?

misty · Post by **misty** » 06 Apr 2008, 13:19

We have proper coffee most nights and I throw the dreggs on the garden. Still got plenty of slugs though.

Rob_h · Post by **Rob_h** » 06 Apr 2008, 14:15

Hmm, it was a Gardener's World tip and Monty Don uses it at Berryfields - placed around plants like slug pellets would be.

misty · Post by **misty** » 06 Apr 2008, 18:20

Ah, that's it. I go out in the dark and just throw it!

charlwood1005 · Post by **charlwood1005** » 11 Apr 2008, 17:57

If you go into one of the fancy American Coffee emporiums (the one that is on every street corner) they will give you as many free coffee grounds as you want

jaylay30 · Post by **jaylay30** » 11 Apr 2008, 20:45

Would you drink this coffee though?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7340005.stm

charlwood1005 · Post by **charlwood1005** » 12 Apr 2008, 06:28

No but I would have no shame in asking for the grounds, v. good source of manure!!!

mellonia · Post by **mellonia** » 13 Apr 2008, 09:17

eeeuuuhhhh. Yak
Although the money is going for a good cause though.

I put beer dreggs in a yoghurt pot half sunk in the ground, the slugs love it go in get drunk and drown, what a way to go.

Mellonia

Post by **saint-spoon** » 13 Apr 2008, 11:14

Beer traps is always the best way if you want to avoid using pellets. You have to make sure that you empty them regularly and also take into account that the beer will be washed away in the rain.

seahorse · Post by **seahorse** » 17 Apr 2008, 08:06

Our slugs prefer a nice capuccino without sugar )c+

. They are not keen on walking over copper wire or bands. Apparently it turns them into a battery and they get a kind of shock. Stripped out bits of old electric wire twisted around pots seems to put the little darlings off. :shock:

mikey · Post by **mikey** » 17 Apr 2008, 20:44

could try porage oats, its meant to swell up in them and stop them. I went through loads at my last place, then found out I had a whole family of blackbirds stuffing the oats down! fatest blackbirds in south still had slugs.

Post by **Richard** » 17 Apr 2008, 22:19

I use soot around the plants, but it has to be one year old.

Eggshells are good, but you need so many.

And there is this method as well.....

It was a joke !

Post by **saint-spoon** » 18 Apr 2008, 07:04

i might give that method a go, do you use darts or pellets?

Post by Mo » 18 Apr 2008, 07:38

coffee beans of course!

Meanqueen · Post by **Meanqueen** » 18 Apr 2008, 13:41

I could do with one of those, Richard.

I did my first slug and snail patrol last night. With my wind up torch in hand, I collect them up in a small plastic (sorry) bag, tie the top, and bin them. I shall be doing that most nights for the whole of the summer, it seemed to help last year, only got a few plants nibbled.

I stooped to take a closer look at what I thought was a twig, when in fact it was a small lizard type creature about 4 inches long. It was very still allowing me to pick it up. I must be carefull when walking around at night in future, as I also have frogs.

Ilona
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